Bench test · AI Search
DuckDuckGo vs Andi
Same rack, same rubric, four independent agents. Here's how they measure up — and which we'd pick.
| DuckDuckGo | Andi | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score6.8/10 | score7.4/10 |
| agents won | 1 / 4 | 2 / 4 ▲ |
| from | Custom | Custom |
| free tier | no | no |
| category | AI Search | AI Search |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| OpenAI | 8.5 ▲ | 7.5 |
| Gemini | 6.0 | 7.5 ▲ |
| Grok | 5.5 | 7.2 ▲ |
DuckDuckGo
- ✓Strong privacy protection
- ✓No behavioral tracking or profiling
- —Search results less personalized than competitors
- —Smaller index than Google
Zero tracking and no personal data collectionInstant answers for queriesAnonymous search resultsBang shortcuts for site-specific searchesClean, minimal interface
Andi
- ✓Faster answers without clicking multiple links
- ✓Natural language conversation style
- ✓Transparent source attribution
- —Less established than Google or ChatGPT
- —Potential for hallucinated information despite citations
- —Limited customization compared to traditional search
Direct answer generation from web sourcesConversational query interfaceSource citations and attributionReal-time information retrievalMulti-source synthesisFollow-up question support
Custom · no free tier
Try DuckDuckGo ▸Custom · no free tier
Try Andi ▸Verdict
Andi takes it — 7.4 to 6.8.
The panel gave Andi the edge on 2 of 4 agents.